#Osaka Prefecture

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No.459 Osaka 8 views social phenomenon-Osakacity Umeda station Chikawa&Hankyu

*Chikawa is Japanese anime.It's very popular now.

No.459　大阪八景

社会現象-阪急梅田 ちいかわ×はんきゅう

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八景シリーズ　No.440～

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I visited the Hiraoka Shrine to enjoy plum blossoms. There is a pink plum tree next to the Hondo. Unfortunately, a small meadow with plum trees was destroyed by a typhoon. They have replanted new trees, which will take some time to grow.

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> sana x sanrio <

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A shrine maiden (巫女) at Katano Jinja Shrine (片埜神社) in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, displaying one of many talismans of good fortune available at the shrine’s Ebisu Matsuri (えびす祭) held annually January 9th-11th

Image from a January 5, 2020 blog article by shrine maidens participating in this particular festival

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Osaka Castle - My Trip to Japan, 2019

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Matsubara - Osaka Prefecture

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5 Summer Festivals in Japan

1) Nebuta Matsuri ねぶた祭 (Aomori)

Pic by annintofu

Held in Aomori Prefecture from August 2 to 7. The festival is known for its enormous lantern floats of up to nine meters high, made of painted washi paper over wire frames which takes a year to design and construct. They depict gods, historical samurai and mythical figures like the legendary beasts, Nebuta.

Source : Japan Guide

2) Tokushima Awa Odori 阿波おどり (Shikoku)

Pic by Justin Bowdidge

Held in Tokushima Prefecture during the Obon season from August 12 to 15. In the evening, the city center shuts down as the streets turn into a large dance stage where the performers dance down the streets for onlookers to see and join in the fun, there are also game and food stalls decorating the streets.

Source : Japan Guide

3) Gion Matsuri 祇園祭 (Kyoto)

Pic by TokyoViews Also known as the festival of Yasaka Shrine which takes place throughout the whole month of July, where there are grand procession of floats, Yamaboko Junko during the day and Yoiyama in the evening. It dates back to 869 as a religious ceremony to appease the gods during the outbreak of an epidemic. 

Source : Japan Guide

4) Hanabi 花火  (the most famous one in Kamakura)

Pic by Bensen Ho

Hanabi means fireworkds, the festival originally meant to ward off evil sprits in ancient times is now held during the summer holidays in July and August. A festival that is widely portrayed in anime and dramas where people dressed in yukata come together to enjoy good food, fun games and beautiful fireworks.

Source : Japan Guide

5) Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 岸和田だんじり祭 (Osaka)

Pic by Guifré

Held in September in the city of Kishiwada in southern Osaka Prefecture. A 300-year-old tradition, Danjiri Matsuri (wooden float festival) brings a team from each of Kishiwada’s thirty-four neighborhoods together to compete by manually pulling their four-ton danjiri through the city’s streets. 

Source : Osaka Info

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Uncle's song in Kawachi (Miss Hanako) J-pop

When this song came out, I was laughing my ass off and my father, who was from western Japan and was very strict, bought the record. He seems to like it very much. The definition of "A man should be like this" sung in this song is comfortable. Well, I think it would be nice to have such a man. Kawachi is a region in the southern part of Osaka Prefecture, famous for having the foulest dialect in Japan. Japan has a large number of dialects, which is probably one of the largest in the world. But it is also true that the uncleanness expresses the beauty of the uncle's frankness and integrity. And finally, it teaches us how hard it is to live in this world.

The word "ware" that appears in this song is a pronoun for "dirty" in the second person.

河内のオッサンの唄　（ミス花子）J-pop

この曲が出たとき、笑い転げていたら、厳格であった西日本出身の父がレコードを買った。よほど気に入ったと見える。この曲で歌われる「男はこうあるべき」という決め付けが心地よい。まあ、そんな男がいても良いと思える。河内というのは、大阪府南部の地域で、日本でもっとも汚い方言が話されることで有名である。日本には方言の数が多いが、それは世界有数であろう。でもその汚さが、おっさんのフランクさ、潔さといった美質を表現しているのも事実である。そして最後に、この世で生きていくことの厳しさも教えてくれる。この曲で出てくる「ワレ」というのは、2人称の「汚い」代名詞である。

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Photos from Osaka and Kyoto♡

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Rice Terraces in Shimo Akasaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Back to my happy place

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Daruma dolls deposited at Katsuōji Temple (勝尾寺) in Minō, Osaka Prefecture, donated back after the owners’ wishes were fulfilled

Photo by ボブ [Bobu], February 4, 2021

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大阪城🏯 Osaka Castle

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I don't understand where the hell the Ibaraki Prefecture is. It's on the north of Tokyo, in the Kanto region(?), but the wikia says that Nanase (who's from there) speaks in a Kansai dialect? But the Kansai region is on the very south of Tokyo/Kanto region? I'm going insane help